Role Playing Games Books

	The Fantasy Role-Playing Game: A New Performing Art by: Daniel Mackay publisher: McFarland & Company, published: 2001-03 ASIN: 0786408154 sales rank: 991591 price: $28.00 (new), $19.11 (used)	Many of today's hottest selling games-both non-electronic and electronic-focus on such elements as shooting up as many bad guys as one can (Duke Nuk'em), beating the toughest level (Mortal Kombat), collecting all the cards (Pokémon), and scoring the most points (Tetris). Fantasy role-playing games (Dungeons & Dragons, Rolemaster, GURPs), while they may involve some of those aforementioned elements, rarely focus on them. Instead, playing a fantasy role-playing game is much like acting out a scene from a play, movie or book, only without a predefined script. Players take on such roles as wise wizards, noble knights, roguish sellswords, crafty hobbits, greedy dwarves, and anything else one can imagine and the referee allows. The players don't exactly compete; instead, they interact with each other and with the fantasy setting. The game is played orally with no game board, and although the referee usually has a storyline planned for a game, much of the action is impromptu. Performance is a major part of role-playing, and role-playing games as a performing art is the subject of this book, which attempts to introduce an appreciation for the performance aesthetics of such games. The author provides the framework for a critical model useful in understanding the art-especially in terms of aesthetics-of role-playing games. The book also serves as a contribution to the beginnings of a body of criticism, theory, and aesthetics analysis of a mostly unrecognized and newly developing art form. There are four parts: the cultural structure, the extent to which the game relates to outside cultural elements; the formal structure, or the rules of the game; the social structure, which encompasses the degree and quality of social interaction among players; and the aesthetic structure, concerned with the emergence of role-playing as an art form.
	Serenity Six-Shooters & Spaceships (Serenity Role Playing Game) by: Lynn Blackson publisher: Margaret Weis Productions, published: 2009-04-29 ASIN: 1931567816 sales rank: 190520 price: $15.95 (new), $19.97 (used)	They say a ship will bring you work and a gun will help you keep it. Problem is, with all manner of ships sailing the black and more weapons and gear than you can shake a rain-stick at, if you don't know what you're doing you could end up flyin' off in some rust-bucket powered by a Capissen 38 engine, all the while carrying a pistol as like to explode in your hand as shoot straight. But don't fret ... we're here to help. Six-Shooters & Spaceships is an expansion to the Serenity Role Playing Game. You'll find everything you need to get your crew armed, equipped, and flyin' in style. In addition to 26 new ships and pregenerated crews, you'll find mules, robots, guns of all makes and models, and stuff to help you blow things up. Heck, you might even come across some Fruity Oaty Bars!
	Everquest Realms of Norrath Freeport (Sword & Sorcery : Everquest Role-Playing Game) by: Owen Stephens publisher: White Wolf Publishing, published: 2003-04-14 ASIN: 1588461289 sales rank: 1383935 price: $12.99 (new), $8.70 (used)
	Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games: The People, the Addiction and the Playing Experience by: Richard V. Kelly publisher: McFarland & Company, published: 2004-08 ASIN: 0786419156 sales rank: 1000577 price: $25.60 (new), $7.74 (used)	This book is about the fastest growing form of electronic game in the world—the Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game (MMORPG). It introduces these self-contained three-dimensional virtual worlds, often inhabited by thousands of players, and describes their evolution and sometimes become addicted to it. It also delves into the psychology of the people who inhabit the game universe and explores the development of the unique cultures, economies, moral codes, and slang in these virtual communities. It explains how the games are built, the spin-offs that players create to enhance their game lives, and peeks at the future of MMORPGs as they evolve from a form of amusement to an educational, scientific, and business tool. Based on hundreds of interviews over a three-year period, the work explores reasons people are attracted to and addicted to these games. It also surveys many existing and upcoming games, identifying their unique features and attractions. Two appendices list online addiction organizations and MMORPG information sites.
	Batman Role-playing Game - Dc Heroes Role-playing Game by: Jack A.; Gorden, Greg; Winninger, Ray Barker publisher: Mayfair Games Inc., published: 1989 ASIN: B000IWYUVU sales rank: 4218647 price: $9.99 (used)
	Big Damn Heroes Handbook (Serenity Role Playing Game) publisher: Margaret Weis Productions, published: 2009-09-30 ASIN: 1931567824 sales rank: 124017 price: $31.99 (new), $43.45 (used)	No Power in the 'Verse Can Stop You The original Serenity Role Playing Game has sold more than 25,000 copies in print and has continued to draw in more fans to gaming with the Cortex System rules for over three years. The fans are eager for more options they can bring to the game table. Now we have the answer for them. The Big Damn Heroes Handbook is an expansion to the Serenity Role Playing Game, and offers new information useful to both players and Game Masters, and includes everything from additional rules, to storytelling advice and alternate campaign models, to more information about characters from the 'Verse-including those familiar to fans and new ones that can be used to surprise the players. It also includes new and creative ways to swear in Chinese! While not required to play the game, this is material the fully expands upon the original core book and is designed to be of great use to players while maintaining appeal to non-gamer fans. The Big Damn Heroes Handbook will help keep game groups flyin' for years.
	Robotech The Shadow Chronicles Role Playing Game by: Kevin Siembieda publisher: Palladium Books, published: 2008-03-15 ASIN: 1574571338 sales rank: 493768 price: $7.99 (new), $9.95 (used)
	Secrets of the Mud Wizards: Playing and Programming Muds, Moos, Mucks, and Other Internet Role-Playing Games by: Andrew Busey publisher: Sams, published: 1995-09 ASIN: 0672307235 sales rank: 1033618 price: $600.00 (new), $12.95 (used)	This book has something for everyone! It provides an introduction to Internet MUDs for new users, a reference guide for more experienced MUD users, and a directory of interesting MUDs for all levels. In addition, it shows how to program MUD characters, ro "Shows how to play MUDs, create characters, and program new MUDs. Written by two MUD wizards with years of experience in playing and programming MUDs. A complete guide to MUDs--from creating characters to programming MUDs". Covers MUDs, MOOs & MUCKs on the Internet Synopsis: Two MUD wizards with years of experience in playing and programming MUDs now teach readers how to play MUDs, create characters, and program new MUDs. Busey and Poirier walk readers through the process of telneting to a MUD, and explore the different kinds of MUDs, MOOs, and MUCKs in detail. Explore the Depths of the Internet's Multi-User Dungeons Your quest has begun! It's your turn to wander the corridors of the Net and unlock the magical mystical powers of MUDs, MOOs, MUCKs, and MUSHES. Unlock the secrets on how to become a wizard;walk through the process of programming objects and rooms, and administering a MUD Discover the best MUD sites in the universe with the MUD directory Explore all the commands and how to use them to your best advantage Uncover the differences between social MUDs and combat MUDs Take a hourney through the various types in detail Wander through real-life stories of successes and failures, relationships, and MUD marriages. Create your ow fantastic world and program and play new MUDs Overview Part I Introduction to MUDs and MUDding 1 Introduction to MUDs 2 MUD Basic Training 3 Your MUD Persona and Role-Playing 4 Connecting To MUDs Part II MUD Player's Guide 5 MUD Social Issues 6 MUD Relationships 7 The Social MUDs-MOOs, MUSHes, and MUCKs 8 LPMUDs: An Introduction to Combat MUDs 9 DikuMUDs 10 MUD Clients 11 Being a Wizard (MUDding at the Next Level) Part III MUD Programming Guide 12 The Other Side of MUDs 13 Essentials of LPC Programming (on LPMUDs) 14 Programming MOOs 15 MUCK and MUSH Programming Appendixes A The MUD Yellow Pages B MUD Glossary C MUD Clients and Where to Find Them D Available Servers
	World Tree: A Role Playing Game of Species and Civilization by: Bard Bloom publisher: Padwolf Publishing,, published: 2001-02 ASIN: 1890096105 sales rank: 1130335 price: $19.73 (new), $11.03 (used)	Readers can learn the detailed information about the inhabitants of the WorldTree and play their own games in its domain. (Games/Gamebooks)
	Narrator's Toolkit (Star Trek Next Generation: Role Playing Game) by: Pocket Books published: 1998-09-30 ASIN: B000H2MRSE sales rank: 2545009 price: $10.52 (new), $10.44 (used)

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